The Shemwell Family

James W BlakelyAge: 46 years18371883

Name
James W Blakely
Given names
James W
Surname
Blakely
Birth 1837
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 9 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 20 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 24 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 30 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 30 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 32 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
MarriageColanne WhipsView this family
1874 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Neve Blakely
1875 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Minna Blakely
1877 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 41 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 22, 1880 (Age 43 years)
Death May 18, 1883 (Age 46 years)
Family with Colanne Whips - View this family
himself
James W Blakely
Birth: 1837Missouri, United States
Death: May 18, 1883Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
wife
Marriage: 1874Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
William Price Bingham + Colanne Whips - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: November 23, 1860Saline, Missouri, United States
2 years
step-son
3 years
step-son
John Sylvester Bingham
Birth: 1864 28 21Missouri, United States
Death: January 8, 1888Missouri, United States
5 years
step-son
Ove W Bingham
Birth: September 8, 1868 32 25Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: September 20, 1931Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James W Blakely - Household

Vernon, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Blakely, James WWM43headMdruggistMOVAVA
Blakely, ColanneWF38wifeMILKYKY
Blakely, NeveWF5daughterSMOMOIL
Blakely, MinnaWF3daughterSMOMOIL
Bingham, HarryWM18stepsonSMOMOIL
Bingham, SylvesterWM16stepsonSMOMOIL
Bingham, OveWM11stepsonSMOMOIL